Conservation in Lewis County, Washington
Lewis County, Washington
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 78
Payments: $2,687,341
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2013
Contracts: 2
Payments: $62,178
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2
Payments: $49,132
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Recipients: 63
Payments: $3,298,037
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lewis County, Washington, 2012
Land in Lewis County, Washington, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,647 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 132,839 |
| Cropland Acres: | 54,331 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 0 |
| Woodland Acres: | 0 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,313 |
Livestock in Lewis County, Washington, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 23,080,000 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 26,669 |
| Layers inventory | 11,740 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,784 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: